AVMA will be hosting a dinner reception at the Hyatt Regency for all symposium attendees. At 7:15 PM shuttle service will be available to take you to nearby MB Financial Park - an area offering shops, bars, restaurants and entertainment. The shuttle schedule will accomodate attendees who may wish to see a show at Zanies Comedy Club located in MB Financial Park. The first show begins at 8 pm. Click here if you wish to purchase tickets.

Saturday, September 6, 2014

7:00 AM Registration Opens, Rosemont Foyer

7:00 AM Continental Breakfast, Red Bar Restaurant

8:00 AM A Chicago Welcome, Rosemont Ballroom AB

Dr. Theodore Cohn, AVMA President

Dr. John Howe, Chair, AVMA State Advocacy Committee

The opening session will include an overview of the program and updates on legislative and regulatory developments from Washington DC and state capitals around the country.

9:00 AM Plenary Session #1 – Pharmacy, Rosemont Ballroom AB

Two panels will cover the latest policy developments relating to compounding, prescribing and dispensing medications, drug disposal, reporting to prescription monitoring databases and mandatory prescription legislation. The session will end with a pharmacy regulation FAQ.

This session will cover legislative efforts to regulate the type of veterinary services provided by organizations that receive government subsidies and collaborative approaches adopted by veterinarians and not-for-profit shelters.

Moderator: Dr. Richard Sullivan

3:00 PM Break

3:15 PM Concurrent Roundtables - Seven Topics, United AB Room

Moderators: Dr. Dan Griffiths, Michelle Wagner

Participants will have the opportunity to engage in small-group discussions on three topics of interest. Sessions will each last about 25 minutes. Each table topic will have a facilitator. Topics:

Are big box retailers the new players in veterinary medicine? (Dr. Kimberly May)

Unlicensed practice of veterinary medicine (Dr. Craig Smith)

Non-anesthesia teeth cleaning (Dr. Patricia Wohlferth-Bethke)

Regulation of pet breeders and retailers (Dr. Gail Golab)

Antibiotic use and the FDA’s new veterinary feed directive (Dr. Christine Hoang)